Police in El Segundo on Friday warned the public of a telephone scam in which a caller demands money while purporting to be working for the Internal Revenue Service.

Two people reported the con recently in the city.

Police said the caller explains that the victim owes money to the IRS and if payment is not received within the next 40 minutes, a team of agents will arrive to arrest them. The caller asks where the victim’s nearest bank is so payment can be made.

In two cases, the caller spoke with what was described as a Middle Eastern or Indian accent.

Police advised anyone receiving a call to hang up and make a report to the Federal Trade Commission and use the “FTC Complaint Assistant” at FTC.gov.

A police alert late Friday afternoon did not indicate whether the victims paid any money.